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Needleless injection device comprising means for regulating the gas pressure level in the combustion chamber

US7455655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 2004
Grant dateNov 25, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M5/484
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a needleless injection device (1) comprising a body (2) which supports and/or defines a plurality of elements that form a circuit of elements. The aforementioned circuit comprises, from upstream towards downstream, an initiation device which is associated with a pyrotechnic gas generator, a receptacle (5) housing a liquid active agent that is to be injected, and an active agent injection system. According to the invention, the pyrotechnic gas generator comprises a pyrotechnic charge (62) which is placed in a combustion chamber (4). The inventive device is characterised in that it comprises at least one device for regulating the gas pressure level in the combustion chamber (4).

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